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Star Mill, Indiana
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, also known as Star Mill Falls and Star Gristmill, is a historic industrial complex and national Historic district (United States), historic district located in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The district encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They are a small hydroelectric powerhouse (1929), two dams (1929), and the site of the original 1870 grist mill / hydroelectric generating plant. The old mill generated electric power from 1911 to 1929, and in 1930 the new powerhouse began operation. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. References Grinding mills in Indiana Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Industrial buildings comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howe, Indiana
Howe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census its population was 807. History Howe was settled in 1834. At that time, it was named "Mongoquinong", a name that the Potawatomi people had given to the prairie in northeastern Indiana. Shortly thereafter it was renamed "Lima" and was, at that time, the county seat. It was later renamed "Howe" after John B. Howe, a local attorney. The Howe Military School, the town's most famous attraction, was founded in 1884. Local places on the National Register Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are: * John Badlam Howe Mansion, also known as the Howe Military School Rectory * Lima Township School * St. James Memorial Chapel * Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District * Samuel P. Williams House Kingsbury Hotel Geography Howe is located in northern LaGrange County at at the intersection of State Road 120 and State Road 9. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |